Washington, D.C., 18 September 2009 (PAHO)—The Director of the Pan American Health Organization (PAHO), Dr. Mirta Roses, pointed out the success of health programs in Haiti this week, during the presentation of a report on the Inter-American Mission to Haiti in the Permanent Council of the Organization of American States (OAS). The report…
Foz do Iguazú, Brasil, 24 de septiembre de 2009 (OPS)—Expertos y representantes de Argentina, Brasil y Paraguay acordaron hoy pautas para la vigilancia, el control y la prevención de la Leishmaniasis Visceral, (LV) que puede ser fatal y se ha extendido a las áreas urbanas.
Para los expertos, el inicio de la primavera y la inminencia de la…
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Washington D.C., September 9, 2009 (PAHO) - Dr. Jarbas Barbosa da Silva Jr., Area Manager of Health Surveillance and Disease Prevention and Control at the Pan American Health Organization, today conducted a virtual presentation on the current situation of the Pandemic (H1N1) 2009 Influenza in the Americas. The presentation at PAHO headquarters in…
Entries from Guatemala, Colombia, and Peru are winners of the Fifth Latin American Health Journalism Awards
Washington, D.C., September 1, 2009 (PAHO) — Three newspaper articles that clarify misconceptions about blood donation and encourage people to save lives by giving blood have won the top three prizes in the Fifth Latin American Health…
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